1961 Topps #235 Camilo Pascual
Pascual's first name is printed on the back as Camilio, an error Topps never corrected.
Uncorrected error: The back misspells his first name "Camilio".
About Camilo Pascual
The franchise Pascual had pitched for since 1954 moved west for 1961, and he went with it as a Minnesota Twin. He finished 15-16 with a 3.46 ERA over 252 innings, the only losing record he would post in six Minnesota seasons, but he also threw 15 complete games and a career-high eight shutouts and struck out 221 batters to lead the American League for the first of three straight years. His card is #235, a third-series Twins portrait with a flaw collectors hunt for: Topps set his first name on the back as Camilio, and never fixed it.
Camilo Pascual, a right-handed pitcher born in Havana on January 20, 1934, signed with the Washington Senators before the 1952 season after a summer in the Sooner State, Longhorn and Border leagues. He learned his signature overhand curveball from Cuban pitching legend Adolfo Luque, his winter-ball manager at Marianao. Pascual reached the majors on April 15, 1954 and spent five years losing for some of the weakest Senators clubs of the era before breaking through at 17-10 in 1959. He then led the American League in strikeouts three straight seasons, won 20 games twice, and finished a seven-time All-Star. Ted Williams called his the most feared curveball in the American League for 18 years, and the pitch is still rated among the best the game has produced. Across 18 seasons with Washington, Minnesota, the expansion Senators, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Cleveland he went 174-170 with 2,167 strikeouts and 36 shutouts. Cooperstown never called, but he belongs to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame and, since 2012, the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame. He later served as the Twins pitching coach and spent decades as an international scout, signing talent out of Venezuela and beyond.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 326 | 3 | 41 | 166 | 67 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 1 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. PSA counts are straight grades only; PSA half grades (PSA 1.5 among them) and qualified slabs are not included. SGC half grades fold down (8.5→8). Slabs of the two cards printed #463 are joined by description, never by number alone.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #235 card?
It is card #235 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Camilo Pascual of the Minnesota Twins.
Does 1961 Topps #235 have an error?
The back misspells his first name "Camilio". It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #235 reads the same way.
How many cards are in the 1961 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 596 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 589, but #426, #587 and #588 were never issued and two different cards were printed #463 - Jack Fisher and the Milwaukee Braves Team card, catalogued 463b - and eight cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-05.